Chapter 45 - There was no one like Liz.

Liz Walters watched as Adrian moved quickly to her side, snaking an arm around her shoulders before introducing himself, “I’m Adrian Moore, Liz’s husband.”

Her head whipped around. She stared at him, horrified that he’d openly announced that he was her husband when they’d only been together through a contract marriage. In other words, he wasn’t her real husband.

They met each others’ gaze for a few moments – maybe an eternity – neither of them wanting to be the first one to break the pin-dropped silence.

But one of them was going to have to, and, after everything, Liz knew it had to be her. She was the only one who knew Adrian was lying and also, she was the only one who could reduce this tension arising between these two men.

Liz turned to look at Xander. He seemed like a deer caught in headlights. His eyes kept switching back and forth between me and Adrian. “Can you give us a minute, please?” She politely asked the man.

Hearing Liz’s voice, Xander snapped out of his state of sh